﻿#region License

//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
// <copyright>
// The MIT License (MIT)
// 
// Copyright (c) 2014 Kirk S Woll
// 
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//-----------------------------------------------------------------------

#endregion

using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace System.Linq
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Represents a sorted sequence.
    /// </summary>
    /// <typeparam name="TElement">The type of the elements of the sequence.</typeparam><filterpriority>2</filterpriority>
    public interface IOrderedEnumerable<TElement> : IEnumerable<TElement>
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Performs a subsequent ordering on the elements of an <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1"/> according to a key.
        /// </summary>
        /// 
        /// <returns>
        /// An <see cref="T:System.Linq.IOrderedEnumerable`1"/> whose elements are sorted according to a key.
        /// </returns>
        /// <param name="keySelector">The <see cref="T:System.Func`2"/> used to extract the key for each element.</param><param name="comparer">The <see cref="T:System.Collections.Generic.IComparer`1"/> used to compare keys for placement in the returned sequence.</param><param name="descending">true to sort the elements in descending order; false to sort the elements in ascending order.</param><typeparam name="TKey">The type of the key produced by <paramref name="keySelector"/>.</typeparam><filterpriority>2</filterpriority>
        IOrderedEnumerable<TElement> CreateOrderedEnumerable<TKey>(Func<TElement, TKey> keySelector, IComparer<TKey> comparer, bool descending);
    }
}